Sadaqat Ali Abbasi () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from August 2018 till January 2023.

Education

He has a degree of Master of Science in economics which he received from the

International Islamic University, Islamabad The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) is an Islamic public university located in Islamabad, Pakistan.

. He also has a degree of Master of Philosophy in economics as well a degree of Master of Science in IT. Prior to entering politics, he taught economics to

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students in

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and served as the

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

head of

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's education think-tank.

Political career

He is candidate of the

(PTI) from NA-57 Rawalpindi-I in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. He received 136,249 votes and defeated former

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 18th prime minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. He also currently leads Awaam Pakistan (AP) as ...

References

4. aneesabbasi Living people Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians 20th-century births International Islamic University, Islamabad alumni Politicians from Rawalpindi {{PakistanTehreekeInsaf-MNA-stub